Richard Hinds

Mistakes, we've had a few

Richard Hinds AFL chief wants to bring the romance back to the game.

ASADA deals bitter pill to AFL’s brand protectors

Richard Hinds A high-profile club flouting the unambiguous regulations. A large group of players – unwittingly, or not – using a banned substance to improve strength or aerobic capacity.

AFL posts a huge year

Richard Hinds As 2012 draws to a close, Richard Hinds looks back at a huge year for AFL in the first of a series of year-enders.

A verbal spell and a hard sell

Richard Hinds Getting the Western Sydney locals to take an interest is still a Giant task.

Native game has the right numbers to fend off most challenges

Richard Hinds By choosing to open its season with last Saturday's GWS-Swans derby, the AFL wisely focused the spotlight on its northern expansion.

GWS still standing tall despite loss in land of the real giants

Richard Hinds For Greater Western Sydney, this was supposed to be a knee-knocking moment. Their first match in Melbourne against the premiership favourites Carlton.

A combination of form and fixtures creates a perfect storm for September

Richard Hinds By coming from 20 points down at half-time to beat Hawthorn on Sunday, Sydney made a statement. "Legitimate", "genuine contenders", "the real thing".